Toward a His and Hers Theory of Emotion: Gender Differences in Visceral Perception

Toward a His and Hers Theory of Emotion: Gender Differences in Visceral PerceptionJames W. Pennebaker and Tomi-Ann RobertsJames W. Pennebaker1 Southern Methodist University and Tomi-Ann Roberts2 Brigham Young UniversityPublished Online:January 2011PDFPDF PLUS ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Cited byCited by1. Interoception: Where do we go from here?Online publication date: 9 May 2023. Go to citation Crossref Google Scholar2. The influence of video-based social modelling on the nocebo effectOnline publication date: Go to citation Crossref Google Scholar3. Physiological Responses to Movies Predict Marital SatisfactionOnline publication date: Go to citation Crossref Google Scholar4. 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